Team photos of the teams competing in the 2010 World Synchronized Skating Championships. Click on the image for a full-sized image that will pop up in a new window.

Synchronized skating is a popular discipline both within U.S. Figure Skating and around the world. U.S. Figure Skating held its first national championships in 1984 and also hosted the inaugural World Synchronized Skating Championships in 2000.

Synchronized skating is a team sport in which 16 athletes perform a program together. It uses the same judging system as singles, pairs and dance and is characterized by teamwork, speed, intricate formations and challenging step sequences. As with the other disciplines, all teams perform a free skate with required well-balanced program elements.

Visit U.S. Figure Skating’s synchronized skating web site to learn more.